Ohio governor deems Columbia Gas reply inadequate
Gov. James Rhodes called Columbia Gas System response ambiguous and evasive regarding increased production transportation and storage in Ohio. He plans to meet the board chairman next week after discussions with lawmakers and energy advisers and urged faster action on Ohio gas moving and storage plans.
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Columbus
UPI
James Rhodes
Columbia Gas System, Inc
Ohio
Rhodes
Labor Energy Advisory Committee
W.F. Laird
Columbia
Antonino Rocca, Barefoot Wrestling Star, Dies in New York
World famous barefoot wrestler Antonino Rocca died at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City at age 49 from undetermined causes. The Italian born performer, long a major figure in wrestling for 25 years, had claimed the life extending secret and had fallen ill two weeks earlier during an exhibition in Puerto Rico before returning to New York.
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New York
UPI
Antonino Rocca
Italy
Argentina
Assassination of Lebanese Leader Kamal Jumblatt
Unidentified gunmen killed Kamal Jumblatt a 59 year old Druze chieftain and leftist leader in a machine gun ambush as he traveled to his hometown south of Beirut. Initial reports say two cars attacked his vehicle near Kfarhim in the Chouf region about 14 miles southeast of Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Kfarhim
Chouf
Saccharin Makers Halt Obstacle to Ban Plans
New York reports that saccharin producers and related industries scrapped plans to halt production amid a surge of orders from worried dieters. The frenzy began after the FDA proposed a ban due to cancer risk, likened to wartime hoarding of sugar substitutes.
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New York
UPI
F and Drug Administration
Court tally trims Howard Hughes fortune to under 170 million
A court ordered wealth tally portrays Howard Hughes as a frugal eccentric with about 168.8 million in assets far below the common 2.5 billion figure. By contrast Jean Paul Getty’s estate tops 3 billion. Hughes died April 5 with only 1,799 in cash on hand though over 671,000 in bank accounts.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Jean Paul Getty
Ohio House panel backs aerosol propellant ban bill
The Ohio House Energy Committee voted eight to seven to forward a bill banning floorocarbons as aerosol propellants to the Rules Committee. Three Republican members opposed the favorable recommendation.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio House Energy Committee
Rules Committee
Tom Carney
Youngstown
Man Captured After Fatal Shooting By Escapee Paul Kenter
Carrollton Kentucky police report 32 year old Paul R Kenter a mental patient who killed his parents Tuesday night when they tried to return him to a Cincinnati mental hospital. He was captured after a resident gave him a ride to town and a restaurant owner alerted police who seized a gun and arrested him.
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Carrollton
UPI
Paul R. Kenter
Cincinnati
Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Carroll County Sheriff's
Bonnie Wheeler
Weather and Light News for Fon The Record
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 20s. Mostly sunny Thursday with highs in the upper 40s. North west winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperature today 73 to 38. Marriage license issued to Paul H Maurer Jr and Lucille A Apperberick in Plymouth at home.
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Paul H Maurer, Jr
Plymouth
Lucille Apperberick
What's Ex-Drunk Supposed To Drink?
A UPI dispatch from Minneapolis reports Alcoholics Anonymous members face coffee price rises and a diet soda ban as they replace booze with coffee. Interviews show mixed attitudes toward the coffee boycott and coping substitutes like dandelion-root coffee and powdered cocoa drinks.
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Richard McFarland
Minneapolis
UPI
Alcoholics Anonymous
Joanne
St. Paul
Minn
Ted
Euell Gibbons
Carter Leaves On First Major Trip
A UPI report notes President Carter embarks on his first major trip, visiting Clinton Massachusetts Charleston West Virginia and New York City. He will meet Japanese Ambassador Fumihiko Togo and Irish Foreign Minister Garrett Fitzgerald before flying aboard Air Force One. Rosalynn Carter stays in Washington during the trip.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
New England
Fumihiko Togo
Garrett Fitzgerald
Air Force One
Clinton
Mass
Charleston
W. Va
New York City
Rosalynn
Boston
Edward
Katherine Thompson
United Nations
Jody Powell
Powell
Three Airlines Offer Super Saver Transcontinental Fares
American Airlines TWA and United will sell round trip transcontinental tickets from New York to California for as low as 227 dollars for adults and 206 for children as a one year experiment. The Civil Aeronautics Board approved American proposal though TWA and United opposed it. Tickets go on sale Thursday but travel cannot begin until April 24 due to advance purchase rules.
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Washington
UPI
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
United Airlines
New York
California
Civil Aeronautics Board
American
TWA
United
Firelands Society to convene annual meeting tonight
The Firelands Historical Society will hold its annual business meeting at 8 tonight at the First United Presbyterian Church.
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The
Firelands Historical Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Know Your Reflector Carrier Sandy Robson Delivers Papers
Sandy Robson a 13 year old from Corwin Street delivers the Reflector on a five week old route. She studies math with money she handles and is the daughter of Gary and Mrs Robson of Marshall Street. She attends St Paul Junior High and enjoys collecting figurines.
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Sandy Robson
Corwin Street
Gary Robson
Marshall St
St. Paul Junior High
Warmer Than Usual Spring Predicted Across Much of Nation
UPI reports the National Weather Service predicts above normal rains for the drought stricken West and a warmer than usual spring for much of the country east of the Rockies over the next 30 days. Only Florida and parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina may see normal spring weather while heavy rains from the Pacific Coast to the upper Midwest won’t fully ease western water shortages. Snowpack remains at record lows, threatening summer supplies despite hoped for drought relief and a better growing season.
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Washington
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Service
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Robert
Colombia
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